(19)
(11) EP 0 762 731 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.03.1997 Bulletin 1997/11

(21) Application number: 96113422.8

(22) Date of filing: 21.08.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H04N 1/387
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 31.08.1995 JP 246982/95

(71) Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Kawasaki-shi (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Takahashi, Toshiharu, K.K. Toshiba
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 (JP)
  • Shibaki, Masako, K.K. Toshiba
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 (JP)
  • Konno, Miki, K.K. Toshiba
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 (JP)

(74) Representative: Blumbach Weser Bergen Kramer Zwirner Hoffmann Patentanwälte 
Radeckestrasse 43
81245 München
81245 München (DE)

   


(54) Image forming system


(57) When a binding margin displayed on an LCD display unit of an operation panel has been set (ST1), a main CPU (100) calculates (ST8) a position, at which writing of the image of an original document starts, and magnification (an enlargement ratio or a reduction ratio) in accordance with a program stored in a ROM (102) and to correspond to the binding margin and the size of sheets which are set by the LCD display unit (116) and the size of the original document read by a scanner, and causes a printer to perform printing in accordance with a result of the calculation. When a binding margin has been set, the image of an original document can accurately be printed without lacking of the image of an end portion of the image of the original document while maintaining the specified binding margin.






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